“The audacity to walk up out these ashes and shine.” For Jerica Wortham, this line from her song “Shining” is what it feels like for the Black community to reclaim its story. In this update to Part 3 of “Tulsa Rising,” she talks to our reporters about how art can use history to inform and transform communities. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
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“The audacity to walk up out these ashes and shine.” For Jerica Wortham, this line from her song “Shining” is what it feels like for the Black community to reclaim its story. In this update to Part 3 of “Tulsa Rising,” she talks to our reporters about how art can use history to inform and transform communities. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
How does a city confront a racist past? Tulsa, Oklahoma, is commemorating the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racist violence in U.S. history. This series explores how a people rebuilt in the face of hostility – and what it truly takes to repair what hate has broken.
Tulsa Rising
“The audacity to walk up out these ashes and shine.” For Jerica Wortham, this line from her song “Shining” is what it feels like for the Black community to reclaim its story. In this update to Part 3 of “Tulsa Rising,” she talks to our reporters about how art can use history to inform and transform communities. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
